Dancing (redux)

modified as by suggestions in previous post; suggestions/comments

appreciated, thanks for viewing.

This is perfect to my taste in bird photography nice and sharp and natural love it well done Dieter.

It's reaaly excellent - timing is great!

fantastica, ciao Giangiorgio

Dieter, this image has a very special, magical feel to it. The light, movement and grace of the Egret add up to a very special moment. Best regards, Carole (deserves 7/7 but not allowed)

Dieter, I like this a lot! Very nice exposure comtrol. I like the pose, the photo really portray a lot of emotion!

It is 7/7 now. Excellent job.

Special thanks to you, Samir, in more ways than one. Regards, Dieter

This is one of your best IMHO, Dieter. The exposure is perfect, highlighting the light on its neck and the shadows as well. Great timing. It deserves a 7/7 but i was not allowed. Sorry about that.

Jeff

Bingo!

Very nice! Ciao.

Could not get any better than this! You tripped the shutter at the perfect moment. Having shot several of these guys myself I know what he really is doing, but the moment is well captured to suggest that he is dancing rather thank taking off and not tucked his legs in yet. 7/7 for both aesthetics and originality. Never seen an Egret shot like this before, so definitely a one-of-a-kind here. I love the wing detail too!

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Thank you, Jason. He actually didn't take off and was literally jumping around fishing. To me a quite unusual behavior for a Great Egret, I usually see Snowy Egrets behave that way. Regards, Dieter